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Podcast Alert: All This and the Oscars Too – December Predictions Update
Mark Johnson joined Sasha, Ryan and Clarence to talk about where we are in December, which is still many months...
Good As Gold: Looking for a Needle in a Stack of Needles
It's been a hectic year, has it not? Between quarantines, elections, schooling young children from home, and the lingering anxieties...
Beautiful Nomadland Trailer and Poster
There is just something dreamy about Chloe Zhao's Nomadland - but there isn't a lot of imagery out there to...
Predictions Friday: Here Come the Critics Awards
According to AwardsWatch, the critics awards will be coming fast and furiously in the next couple of weeks: 13th –...
First Trailer for Nate Parker’s American Skin
Nate Parker's American Skin never made it to release here - because of the uproar over his past, which I'm...
Yes, Meryl Streep Belongs on Any List of Greatest Actors of the 21st Century, Even the New York Times
I tried not to get involved, or even read, AO Scott and Manohla Dargis' list of Greatest Actors of the...
David Fincher Tribute by Cinetica
Agh, this is so good. My only criticism is that it isn't long enough. I wish it was 20 minutes....
Predictions Friday – Can the Awards Race Drive Views on Streaming?
This past week, a few eagerly-awaited movies made landfall. Ryan Murphy's The Prom, Steven Soderbergh's Let Them All Talk, and...
Mank Drops on Netflix Today – Here is a Primer
Many who sit down to watch David Fincher's Mank might find it different than what they expected. Probably because what...
Warner Bros Announces “Innovative, Hybrid Distribution Model” for its 2021 Slate
What I don't know is whether any of these films will be seen in time to be considered for the...
The State of the Race: The Oscars are Still a Hot Mess
Okay my friends, there is no getting around it. The Oscars feel like a ship that has sunk and all...
The Trailer for the Late Breaking The Mauritanian
In an ordinary year a late February release would signal a bad movie heading for the dumping ground of the...
Predictions Friday – How You Build a Best Picture Winner
Predicting a Best Picture winner is hard. As one Oscar voter once told me, ideally it's simply the "best picture."...
The Prom Trailer Drops – Streep, Kidman, Oh My
2020 just got another addition for potential Oscar glory - the film adaptation of The Prom. The Prom follows Dee...
Introducing the Sunset Circle Award Nominees for 2020
Full disclosure, I was asked to participate in this voting panel of a small number of people. While in general...
Predictions Friday – Beware the Group Think
There have been enough times now when Golden Globe and Oscar voters have surprised pundits by choosing films way outside...
Best Picture – The Last Year of the Flexible Number
Can you believe, dear readers, that it's been ten years since the Academy swapped out its Best Picture expansion from...
Predictions Friday: November is the New August
The Oscar race is kind of, sort of taking shape at the moment. But there has not yet been the...
The State of the Race: The Gothams and Their Influence
The Gothams were announced this morning with some surprises. I have a feeling the reactions to it are going to...
Tender Mercies – Hillbilly Elegy Strikes a Chord
“If you believe that hard work pays off, then you work hard; if you think it’s hard to get ahead...
